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Koine Greek

κωμογρα(μματεῖ) κώμη̣ς̣ Β̣ακχ̣ιάδος παρὰ Διο̣γένο̣υ̣ς Λιμναίου ἀπὸ κώμης Καραν̣ίδος. κατὰ τὰ κ̣ε̣λ̣ε̣υ̣σ̣θ̣έντα̣ ἀπογράφο-μαι τὰ[ς] ὑπαρχούσας μοι περὶ κώμην Βακχιάδα κλήρου κατοικικοῦ (ἀρούρας) ιδ 𐅵 γενηματογραφουμένα̣ς̣ ἐπ̣’ ὀ-νόματος Πεθέως Ἁτρεί̣[ου] κ̣α̣ὶ̣ [σ]ωματιζομένας εἰ[ς] ̣ [ ̣  ̣ ]ν̣ ̣  ̣ αν̣ ̣  ̣  ̣ υ̣ ἠβ̣ρ̣ο-χηκύης (*) π̣[ρὸς τ]ὸ̣ ἐνεστὸς ια (ἔτος) Αὐρη̣λ̣(ίου) [Ἀν]τ̣ωνεί[νου]. Διογένη̣[ς] ἐπιδέδωκα. (ἔτους) ια Αὐρηλίο̣υ̣ Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρο̣ς τοῦ κυρ̣ί̣ο̣υ̣ Ἀρμην̣ι̣α̣κ̣ο̣ῦ̣ Μηδικοῦ Παρθ[ι]κοῦ μεγ(ίστου).

Latin

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Translation into English

This document is a record from the village of Bacchiadae, written by Diogenes of Limnaios, from the village of Karanidos. According to the established records, I am registering the existing properties concerning the village of Bacchiada, of the residential land (arable land) of the 15th year of the reign of Aurelius Antoninus. I, Diogenes, have delivered this. In the 15th year of Aurelius Antoninus Caesar, the lord of the Armenian and Median Parthian regions, the greatest.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

κωμογρα(μματεῖ) κώμη̣ς̣ Β̣[ακ]χ̣ιάδος
παρὰ Διο̣γένο̣υ̣ς Λιμναίου
ἀπὸ κώμης Καραν̣ίδος.
κατὰ τὰ κ̣ε̣λ̣ε̣υ̣σ̣θ̣έντα̣ ἀπογράφο-
μαι τὰ[ς] ὑπαρχούσας μοι
περὶ κώμην Βακχιάδα
κλήρου κατοικικοῦ (ἀρούρας) ιδ 𐅵
γενηματογραφουμένα̣ς̣ ἐπ̣ʼ ὀ-
νόματος Πεθέως Ἁτρεί̣[ου] κ̣α̣ὶ̣
[σ]ωματιζομένας εἰ[ς]
̣[  ̣]ν̣ ̣[  ̣]αν̣ ̣[  ̣  ̣]υ̣ ἠβ̣ρ̣ο-
χηκύης (*)
π̣[ρὸς τ]ὸ̣ ἐνεστὸς ια (ἔτος) Αὐρη̣λ̣(ίου) [Ἀν]τ̣ωνεί[νου].
Διογένη̣[ς] ἐπιδέδωκα.
(ἔτους) ια Αὐρηλίο̣υ̣ Ἀντωνείνου
Καίσαρο̣ς τοῦ κυρ̣ί̣ο̣υ̣ Ἀρμην̣ι̣α̣κ̣ο̣ῦ̣
Μηδικοῦ Παρθ[ι]κοῦ μεγ(ίστου).

Extracted Latin Text

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English Translation

To the village scribe of the village of Bacchias,
from Diogenes, son of Limnaios,
from the village of Karanis.
In accordance with the orders given, I register
the properties belonging to me
around the village of Bacchias:
fourteen and a half (14½) arouras of private land,
recorded under the name of Petheus, son of Atreus,
and registered as belonging to [unclear text]
which has been flooded [unclear text]
for the current 11th year of Aurelius Antoninus.
I, Diogenes, have submitted this.
Year 11 of Aurelius Antoninus Caesar,
our lord, Armeniacus,
Medicus, Parthicus Maximus.

Notes:

• The text is a property declaration (census registration) from Roman Egypt, specifically mentioning land holdings near the village of Bacchias.
• "Aroura" is an ancient Egyptian measure of land area.
• "Aurelius Antoninus" refers to a Roman emperor, likely Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus), dating the document to the early 3rd century CE.
• The text contains some unclear or damaged sections, indicated by brackets and dots.